However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.

For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.

A gentleman doesn't pounce he glides. If a woman sits on a piece of furniture which permits your sitting beside her, you are free to regard this as an invitation, though not an unequivocal one.

If I were God - and I never understand why I'm not - I should say, "Shop around, I don't think you'll find a better bargain than here."

In most cases an act of unwelcome sex is no more bother than being vaccinated, so there's no point going on about it as if it werea fate worse than death. With skill and good manners you can avoid having to make the sacrifice, but should you find yourself in a compromising situation largely of your own making, you should stop defending your virtue and start worrying about your maturity. It will give you something to think about while the savage pumper bangs away.

Living en famille provides the strongest motives for rudeness combined with the maximum opportunity for displaying it.

I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.